Brainstorm Ideas for New Technology

Item
Rationale
Website
Cost
enTourage e-Reader
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enTourage e-readers are about to release their e-textbook line. With California's new laws about making textbooks available in e-format, we may see that mandate coming our way soon.
The Horizon Report 2010 recognizes that e-readers will become more of a standard in college classrooms in the next 2-4 years.
$490+$40 for colors
Handheld Digital Microscopes from Proscope
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Digital Microscopes have many more options than regular Microscopes. With these handheld microscope kits, the application can also move beyond just the typical Science classroom and the kits can be used in the field with other disciplines such as Urban Forestry.
http://www.bodelin.com/proscopehr/lenses_kits
Advanced Lab Kit $1192
Adamo - Worlds Thinnest Laptop
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Nice! Who needs a reason?
http://www.adamobydell.com/xps/us

Cell Phone Technology in the Classroom